LOS ANGELES, Jan. 3, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — IoT Breakthrough, a leading market intelligence organization that recognizes the top companies, technologies and products in the global Internet-of-Things (IoT) market, today announced the winners of the organization’s fourth annual awards program, showcasing technologies and companies that drive innovation and exemplify the best in IoT technology solutions across the globe.

The mission of the IoT Breakthrough Awards program is to recognize the innovators, leaders and visionaries from around the globe in a range of IoT categories, including Industrial and Enterprise IoT, Smart City technology, Connected Home and Home Automation, Connected Car, and many more. This year’s program attracted more than 3,700 nominations from companies all over the world.

“As the total installed base of IoT connected devices crosses 35 billion worldwide in this new year, we are thrilled to recognize the IoT innovators delivering these “breakthrough” solutions in the consumer, enterprise and industrial IoT markets,” said James Johnson, managing director at IoT Breakthrough. “2020 will be a critically important year for IoT as solution providers continue building out the infrastructure required to enable “breakthrough” IoT applications, embracing 5G and Artificial Intelligence (AI) capabilities, as well as addressing concerns around data privacy and security. We are excited to see IoT adoption continue its historic rise and we extend a hearty congratulations to the outstanding 2020 IoT Breakthrough Award winners circle.”

All IoT Breakthrough Award nominations were evaluated by an independent panel of experts within the IoT industry, with the winning products and companies selected based on a variety of criteria, including most innovative and technologically advanced products and services.

The 2020 IoT Breakthrough Award winners include:

IoT Leadership
IoT Startup of the Year: Cumulus Digital Systems
Global IoT Innovation Vendor of the Year: Thales
Overall IoT Company of the Year: Johnson Controls

Industrial IoT
Industrial IoT Company of the Year: Emerson
Industrial IoT Innovation of the Year: Cisco IoT, Cisco Catalyst IW6300 Heavy Duty Series Access Points
Smart Construction Solution of the Year: Bosch Software Innovations, Lift Manager
Public Safety Solution of the Year: Itron, Inc. smart natural gas detectors
Overall Smart City Solution of the Year: Schneider Electric, EcoStruxure Workplace Advisor
Overall Smart City Solution Provider of the Year: Trilliant
Industrial IoT Innovator of the Year: Rockwell Automation

Connected Home
Connected Home Innovation of the Year: D-Link, Covr-1902 AC1900 Whole Home Mesh Wi-Fi System
Connected Home Speaker Company of the Year: Sonos
Smart Appliance Company of the Year: GE Appliances, a Haier Company
Smart Heating and Cooling Product of the Year: Rheem Manufacturing, EcoNet® Zoning System
Smart Lock Product of the Year: Mighton Products, Avia Smart Lock
Connected Home Lighting Product of the Year: Acuity Brands, Juno AI™ Smart Lighting Solution
Connected Home Camera Product of the Year: Vivint Smart Home, Vivint Outdoor Camera Pro
Wireless Technology Innovation Award: Spark Connected, The Gorgon
Leak Detection Solution of the Year: Hero Labs, Sonic

Consumer IoT
IoT Health & Wellness Safety Solution of the Year: Essence Smart Care
Overall Consumer IoT Platform of the Year: Shields Energy CODA
Smart Watch of the Year: Apple Watch
IoT Innovation Award – Consumer Product of the Year: Ezlo Innovation, Atom
IoT Emerging Company of the Year for the Consumer Market: Nuki Home Solutions GmbH

Enterprise IoT
Emerging Company of the Year for the Enterprise Market: Clovity IoT
IoT Enablement Company of the Year for the Enterprise Market: Flexera
IoT Security Product of the Year: Mocana
IoT Analytics Company of the Year: IBM
Enterprise IoT Platform Innovation Award: Losant
Overall Enterprise IoT Platform of the Year: Software AG

IoT Component    
IoT Semiconductor Company of the Year: Cypress
IoT Semiconductor Solution of the Year: SmartSens Technology, SmartSens SC132GS
IoT Sensor Product of the Year: Inpixon, Inpixon Sensor 4000

M2M
M2M Cellular Service Provider of the Year: 1oT
M2M Innovative Solution of the Year: KORE
M2M Vehicle Telematics Solution of the Year: Verizon Connect

IoT Partnerships
IoT Partner Enablement Company of the Year: Very
IoT Alliance of the Year: Dell Technologies
IoT Partner Ecosystem of the Year: Samsung Electronics
IoT Connected Retail Application of the Year: RF Controls

Connected Car
Connected Car Platform of the Year: HARMAN, a Samsung Company – HARMAN Ignite

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About IoT Breakthrough
Part of Tech Breakthrough, a leading market intelligence and recognition platform for global technology innovation and leadership, the IoT Breakthrough Awards program is devoted to honoring excellence in Internet-of-Things technologies, services, companies and products. The IoT Breakthrough Awards program provides a forum for public recognition around the achievements of IoT companies and products in categories including Connected Home and Home Automation, Connected Car, Industrial IoT (IIoT) and Smart City, Consumer IoT and more. For more information visit IoTBreakthrough.com.

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